hi,
just a wee piece on the Johnathan Lambert mentioned which i managed to find.
5th Jan 1811....H.M.S. Nerus (cpt Peter Heywood) bound for China, visits Tristan, where were found three american settlers, preparing sealskins and oil. They were Johnathan Lambert, Thomas Currie (corrie) and a seaman named Williams.
6th Jan 1811...The American sailing ship Baltic bound for Dunbar, calls in at Tristan.
Baltic and Nerrus both sail same day for each ships destinations.
28th Jan 1811... Cpt Benjamin Seaver, master of the merchant vessel Charles belonging to W.W. Bird, Esq calls for water at Tristan
" having understood, too , ashort time before leaving Rio De Janeiro that a man by the name of Johnathan Lambert, a native of the U.S. of North America was about to establish himself on the larger island of Tristan Da Chuna Islands, Cpt Seaver lets 1st his officers land with some men in order to procure water for the ship and they found this man Lambert, with two other companions (Tommaso Corri, Williams) who they said they had landed there 20 days previous to the arrival of the Charles cpt seaver landed too, afterwards, on the beach of a deep cove open to the north side of the island.
29th Jan 1811, The Charles sails away.
29th/30th Jan 1811, the sailing ship Queen Charlotte calls at Tristan. One of her seamen, Andrew Millet , lands and decides to settle with the lambert party.
Posted on: March 06, 2012, 07:29:31 PM
Johnathan Lambert, writes a manifesto to the world, which he sends on a ship back to Rio de Janerio where it was published in the Cape newspapers, and also in the Boston Gazette 18th July 1811.
It is recorded that the death of johnathan lambert, of williams, and of seaman andrew millet 17th may 1812
"on this tragic occurrence we will never be able to know the truth , because the only surviving man on the lambert party, tomasso corri, never clearly or satisfactorily explained it to the first real settlers of Tristan du chuna. and to the members of the british garrison which in 1816 occupied the island, and he died without giving more details than that of those he repeatedly used to give, and rather conflictingly in their brevity"
these are his original versions
1. lambert and his companions met their deaths while fishing along the surf beaten rocky shore of the island.
2.that the 3 men got discontented(corri never said anymore, nor why) and left in a boat for the neighbouring island inaccessible island, and that he had heard nothing more of them
3.that the 3 men perished at sea when out fishing.
"but according to various testimonials of the soldiers of the british garrison under the command of cpt cloete and especially W Glass , the cpl of artillery who had known corri for some time, all suspected that there was foul play in lambert and his companions deaths, and the old drunkard corri was a mere pirate , who for the lust of gold and soveriegnty had probably murdered the men. in fact corri remained for about 4 years 1812 - 1816 his death. "
Posted on: March 06, 2012, 08:11:20 PM
As for the 2nd possible treasure hardluck mentions, this can be twisted or contorted by tales especially with the other alledged treasure within the Tristan de Chuna island group on Alboran island.As already told on another topic in this section. but admittedly the names differ.
24th December 1864
The clipper built brig "lark" (master William H. Summers) , runs into a storm near Tristan, where she is sighted by a man o war, runs ashore and scuttled. Cpt Summers and his first mate Henderson suceed in getting a chest containing thier fortune as privateers and live some time with the islanders until taken aboard a sailing vessel. Summers dies on his way home.
Cpt Henderson on the sailing ship "Rover" returns to Tristan with the chart left by Summers and rediscovers the chest, he then returns to New Orleans.
October 1900
It appears that on the 1st days of the month the yacht "Kwasinel" (formerly the New York pilot boat "Elbridge T. Gerry) sailed from New Orleans, La to search for treasure said to had been buried by pirates on Tristan or on Nightingale Island. On board was a certain Charles A. Spenny, who returned to New Orleans with a chest filled with boullion. He never let anybody know where the chest had been found, whether on tristan or nightingale island, some people considered the finding of this treasure a hoax, while others relate the possiblity on what is known about Cpt W. H. Summers and his 1st mate Henderson.
so is the alboran island a spin on this one or of nightingale island, or is it another treasure?
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